Saturday, February 7, 2009

Fine Art - Saddam style - Part 1

Buildings all over the Victory Base Complex have examples of Saddam-endorsed art as relief sculptures on their walls. I will post pictures of the best ones over time, but we will start with my favorite. This one is on the side of my own building, the "palace of all palaces". It is a sculpture honoring Iraq and its important history. Included are a date palm representing the agricultural richness, an oil well showing the great natural resources, a pyramid of Babylon, and Hammurabi giving the first written code of law. Oh yeah, and U.S. bombs coming to blow it all up. Such a joker he was....

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